Tour de France To Glasgow

American cyclists Matteo Jorgenson, Neilson Powless and Lawson Craddock will compete in the men’s road race following racing in this summer’s Tour de France. Powless had a sixth-place finish in Stage 9. Craddock, a two-time national champion who placed sixth in the time trial at the 2019 world championships, had a fourth-place finish in Stage 15. Jorgenson pulled out of the Tour in one of the late stages due to a hamstring injury. The trio will join Sean Quinn, Magnus Sheffield and Quinn Simmons in the men’s road race. Brandon McNulty and Sheffield will race in the time trial.

Para Road: Chasing Back-to-Back Titles

Paralympians Samantha Bosco, Oksana Masters and Clara Brown are all back to defend their world championships in the road events in Glasgow. Bosco, a 2016 Paralympian, has been unbeatable on the road in the last year at world cups and in the world championships in both the road race and time trial WC4. Masters, a 17-time Paralympic medalist in multiple sports, also won double gold medals in WH5 last year at the world championships in Canada. Brown, a 2020 Paralympian, is the defending champion in the time trial WC3. Joining them on the women’s team are Paralympic medalists Alicia Dana, Allison Jones, Shawn Morelli and Jamie Whitmore, along with Jenna Rollman and Elizabeth Mis. Eight handcyclists are on the men’s team: Paralympic medalists Freddie De Los Santos, Travis Gaertner and Ryan Pinney, along with Brandon Lyons, Cody Wills, Owen Daniels, Barry Wilcox and Zachary Stinson. Also on the team is tricyclist Dennis Connors and four bicyclists: 10-time world medalist Aaron Keith, John Terrell, C.J. Howard and Noah Middlestaedt.

USA 7 In Road Race

Lauren Stephens, a 2020 Olympian, is among seven U.S. women expected to compete in the road race. Joining her will be Chloe Dygert, Heidi Franz, Megan Jastrab, Coryn Labecki, Skylar Schneider and possibly Veronica Ewers. Ewers was injured in a crash July 28 in the Tour de France Femmes. Dygert, Kristen Faulkner and Amber Neben will race in the time trial.

Women’s Track: Sprinting Ahead

Mandy Marquardt leads a strong U.S. team in women’s team sprint on the track. She’ll join Pan American bronze medalists Keely Ainslie, Kayla Hankins and McKenna McKee for the team sprint competition Aug. 3. Marquardt, a national record-holder in multiple events and who was diagnosed with diabetes 16 years ago, will also race in the individual sprint and Keirin.

What To Watch At The UCI Cycling World Championships

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